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We've also gone with one-click for the reasons outlined in the NCSU report.

Tim

On 9/5/12 9:04 AM, "Emily Lynema" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>Yes, there were (we used 360 Link during the testing). This is one of the
>reasons we turned on 1-Click about 6 months ago and have been fairly
>pleased with the results.
>
>-emily
>
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>
>Date:    Tue, 4 Sep 2012 10:58:28 -0400
>From:    Jimmy Ghaphery <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Re: U of Baltimore, Final Usability Report, link resolvers --
>MIA?
>
>Also the NC State study on Summon is worth mentioning. If memory serves
>there was consistent issues with the last mile in getting to the resource.
>http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/userstudies/studies/2010summon
>
>On Tue, Sep 4, 2012 at 10:48 AM, Matthew LeVan <[log in to unmask]>
>wrote:
>
>> It's like a google search challenge!  Looks like they changed their
>student
>> home link patterns...
>>
>> http://home.ubalt.edu/nicole.kerber/idia642/Final_Usability_Report.pdf
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> matt
>>
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Sep 4, 2012 at 10:44 AM, Jonathan Rochkind <[log in to unmask]>
>> wrote:
>>
>> > Hi helpful code4lib community, at one point there was a report online
>at:
>> >
>> > http://student-iat.ubalt.edu/**students/kerber_n/idia642/**
>> > Final_Usability_Report.pdf<
>>
>http://student-iat.ubalt.edu/students/kerber_n/idia642/Final_Usability_Rep
>ort.pdf
>> >
>> >
>> > David Walker tells me the report at that location included findings
>about
>> > SFX and/or other link resolvers.
>> >
>> > I'm really interested in reading it. But it's gone from that location,
>> and
>> > I'm not sure if it's somewhere else (I don't have a title/author to
>> search
>> > for other than that URL, which is not in google cache or internet
>> archive).
>> >
>> > Is anyone reading this familiar with the report? Perhaps one of the
>> > authors is reading this, or someone reading it knows one of the
>>authors
>> and
>> > can be put me in touch?  Or knows someone likely in the relevant dept
>>at
>> > ubalt and can be put me in touch? Or has any other information about
>this
>> > report or ways to get it?
>> >
>> > Thanks!
>> >
>> > Jonathan
>> >
>>
>
>
>
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>Jimmy Ghaphery
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>VCU Libraries
>804-827-3551
>
>
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>Emily Lynema
>Associate Department Head
>Information Technology, NCSU Libraries
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